Should you save more? Of course you should. So why don’t you? JP Morgan Chase thinks it knows the answer, says Anthony Hilton in the Evening Standard. In a report out this week, they claim …
Are we too dim to save?
Category: Personal Finance
How to save on school fees
Guaranteeing a base level of literacy for your children has never been more expensive than it is today. Gordon Brown has poured billions of taxpayers’ money into the state system over the decade: spending on …
Why the outcry about tax? Here’s why…
Income tax has been making the headlines again lately due to the furore caused by Gordon Brown’s abolition of the 10% tax band in 2008-2009. But just what are these “tax bands” and how do …
Save cash: share a car and eat road kill
With the credit crunch biting into your wallet and living costs rising, everyone is looking to cut their outgoings, says Ruth Jackson. Here are seven money-saving tips 1. Visit car pool site Liftshare.com, says Fleur …
How green landlords can save on tax
From 1 October 2008, all rental properties with a new tenancy in England and Wales will be required to have an Energy Performance Certificate, and since energy costs are soaring, prospective tenants may very well …
Private banking: the myth and the reality
There is apparently a “great private banking myth” out there. According to a press release put out by private bank Cater Allen, “one in four people would switch to private banking if they had the …
Tax row prompts corporate exodus
Following the furore over non-doms and capital gains tax, the Government has been warned that it faces an exodus of companies moving to lower tax regimes. Disgruntled firms have been lining up at the door: …
Need unbiased advice? You’ll be lucky
Need some unbiased financial advice? You’ll be lucky to get it in the UK. Despite the best efforts of a small part of the financial advice community to revolutionise the way they offer advice to …
Forecast death of free banking is exaggerated
Who’d be a bank manager these days? A few years ago making money was easy. You gave it to anyone who asked for a mortgage (sometimes lots of mortgages); you practically forced people to take …
Why easy mortgages have gone for good
This article is taken from Merryn Somerset Webb’s free weekly personal finance email, Money Sense. Click here to sign up now: Money Sense At the BBC last week an interviewer persistently asked me when the …